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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL O. RIPLEY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

GLASS CASTER-STAND AND MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersIatent No. 278,745, dated June 5, 1883.

Application filed April 3, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DANIEL O. RIPLEY, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Glass Caster Stands and Molds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved table caster. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the mold and plunger, showing the easter-stand in cross-section. ,Fig. 3 is a plan view of the caster-stand.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts ineach.

The caster-stand a is in form like a shallow dish, with partitions I) connected to the sides and dividingthe interior into receptacles c for the bottles. It has also a flange, d, which extends laterally from its upper edge, and constitutes a handle by whichthe caster may be lifted. The body a, partitions b, and flange d are integral, constituting one and the same piece of glass. The stand has a flat or substantially flat bottom, 0, by which it rests on the table, and it is formed by pressing in a mold, f, of suitable shape, by means of a plunger, 9, which has lateral cross slots h to make the partitions b. The mold f has a recess, 6, in its upper face, communicating with its central cavity, k, which pose of forming the flange-handle d.

Ido not limit myself to the form of the article shown.

The article thus described makes a cheap and handsome caster-stand, and one which is easily handled and not liable to be overturned.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A glass-mold for making glass caster-stands in one piece, having a lateral recess extending around the mouth, in combination with a ring over said recess and encircling the mouth, and a plunger for forming the same with bottle-receptacles, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A glass caster stand having cavities for receiving the bottles, and a handle flange extending laterally from the body, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. A glass caster stand having cavities for holding the bottles, a flat bottom, and a handle flange extending laterally from its upper edge, substantially as and for the purposes described. v

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this th day of March, A. D.- 1883.

DANIEL O. RIPLEY.

Witnesses W. B. CoRwIN, J. K. SMITH.

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